Overview
- Talks held earlier this offseason stalled with Stowers’ camp near $100 million and the Marlins around $50 million, according to The Athletic.
- Benchmark comps at issue were Bryan Reynolds’ roughly $100 million extension and Ceddanne Rafaela’s $50 million deal.
- Stowers, who turns 28 in January, posted a breakout 2025 with 25 home runs, a .288/.368/.544 slash line and about 4.0 fWAR.
- He missed the final six weeks with an oblique strain, remains under club control through 2029 and has not yet reached arbitration.
- Coverage links Miami’s stance to payroll and competitive-balance-tax strategy, with a possibility of revisiting negotiations in spring.